Wall mounted bottle opener



J. J. DlKA WALL MOUNTED BOTTLE OPENER Filed March 15, 1952 n.411? vf AJ May 1l, 1954 n m! 547' yg@ E 1 rafrlfys.

J e' BY rig Patented May 11, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

l The present invention relates to an improved bottle opener of the type used for removing conventional type bottle caps, such as those commonly employed on soft drink or beer bottles and sometimes referred to as crown type bottle caps.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved bottle opener of the above mentioned type which is simple in design, economical of manufacture and reliable and efficient in operation.

' It is a further object of the present invention to provide an improved bottle opener of the above mentioned type which may be collapsed to an inoperative position in which it occupies a minimum of space and presents no rough edges upon which clothing or the like may be caught.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide an improved bottle opener of the above mentioned type including spring means for yieldably holding the opener in the collapsed position and yieldably holding the opener in its open or operative position.

Other and more detailed objects of the invention will be appreciated by those skilled in the art from a consideration of the specification, the appended claims and the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of an embodiment of the present invention mounted on an associated wall and in its operative position and showing a portion of a bottle in position for removal of the cap mounted thereon;

Figure 2 is an elevational view similar to Figure l showing the bottle opener in its collapsed or inoperative position;

Figure 3 is an enlarged front elevational view of the structure illustrated in Figure 2 looking in the direction indicated by the arrow 3;

Figure 4 is a sectional View of the structure illustrated in Figure 3, taken substantially along the line 4 4 thereof;

Figure 5 is a broken sectional view of the structure illustrated in Figure 3, taken substantially along the line 5--5 thereof; and,

Figure 6 is a sectional view of the structure illustrated in Figure 4, taken substantially along the line 6 6 thereof.

Figure 7 is a broken enlarged sectional view of the upper end portion of the arm as seen in Figure 4.

Referring to the drawing, the bottle opener of the present invention generally comprises a wall bracket I U which is provided with apertures at the upper and lower ends thereof for receiving screws I2 for mounting the bracket I0 on a wall I4 or other suitable supporting structure, and an arm generally indicated at i6 which is pivotally mounted on the bracket l0 for movement between an open or operative position illustrated in Figure 1, and a collapsed or inoperative position illustrated in Figure 2.

In the preferred embodiment illustrated, the bracket In is formed of a generally flat and rectangular plate having a transversely extending and forwardly offset portion I8 which defines a recess 2t extending transversely of the plate I4 at the rear side thereof, and a shallow depression 22 extending downwardly from the recess ZQ, as viewed in the drawing.

The forwardly offset portion I8 also has a slot 24 therethrough extending transversely of the plate I0. At the upper side of the slot 24 the plate IIJ is formed to provide a surface indicated at 2B (see Figure 4) adapted to engage the arm I6 when the latter is in its operative position. The plate I0 is also provided with a transversely extending slot 28 spaced below and extending parallel to the slot 24. At the lower side of the slot 28 the plate IU is distorted outwardly to provide a projection or stop 3i) for engaging the bottle cap 32, as illustrated in Figure l, during removal thereof from a bottle 34.

The arm i6 has an inwardly turned outer end portion 36 terminating in an arcuately shaped end 38 adapted to nt the bottle 34 adjacent the lower edge 40 of the cap 32 as illustrated in Figure 1. Adjacent its opposite end the arm I6 extends through the slot 24 in the forwardly oifset portion I8 of the plate Il] and has a pair of `in tegrally formed laterally extending fingers generally indicated at 42 and which include portions 44 extending at an angle to the adjacent portion of the arm I6 and which, upon movement of the arm I6 to the operative position illustrated in igure l, are moved into the depression 22 and into engagement with the portion of the plate it dening the depression 22. Intermediate the laterally extending lingers 42 the inner end of the arm I6 is notched and has a pair of surfaces 46 and 48 inclined relative to each other and adapted to be engaged by a spring. lit will be appreciated that in the broader aspects of the present invention any suitable spring means may be employed including a spring finger formed integrally with the plate Ill. In the preferred em bodiment illustrated a separate flat spring strip 5t is mounted at the rear side of the plate I0 in a centrally disposed downward extension of the depression 22 and secured adjacent its lower end to the plate I0 by a rivet 52. The spring 50 engages the arm surface 46 when the arm I6 is in the inoperative position illustrated in Figure 2, to yieldably hold the arm |6 in this position, and engages the arm surface 48 when the arm I6 is in the operative position illustrated in Figure 5 l to yieldably hold the arm in this position.

It will be noted that in the preferred embodiment illustrated the plate l and the arm I6 are so formed that when the arm I6 is in its op,- erative position the-upper side. thereof'engagesf 10 the surface 26at the upper side ofthe slot' 24 and the fingers 42 engage the rear side of the, plate Ill at the lower side of the recess andL the portions 44 of the fingers 42fa-re'7disposednn.' the depression 22 and engage the rear side of 1f the plate I within the depression 22. 'Ifhese-en` gagements all co-operate to preventpivotalmoyee' ment of the arm l in a clockwise direction beyond the operative position illustrated in Figure-'1'.

When the arm l5 is in;the inoperative position 20 illustrated y in Figures 2; through 6; inclusive; ,the inwardly turned end portion 3,6 extendsinto v*thee slot 28ste renden the bottleopenermore 'compact a-nd,to.,seal the cornersv ofthearcua-telyshaped end`38fto prevent the catching of =clothingorfthe1A 25 like on these corners.

In the preferredembodiment illustrated the plate Il),I thearmii andthe spring are sopro-V p ortioned that atnoy time does the lspring 50erthe-upper end of thearm I6 extend rearwardly 30 beyond-,the-planefof the rear surface 54'of the plate YIll, This insures thatcthesupporting struc-- ture I4 iwill not interfere zwith `the movement of the arm between its-.inoperative and operative positions; 3a..

vention by moving the harm ISftoits operative=40- posi-tion illustrated in Figure l. andipositioni-ngv the bottle 3fl-v as `there illustrated so .that-.the` in lwardly turned outer end portion- 36of the arm` I6.: engages vthe lower` edge 40 I of thecap i32- and the cap 32 atitsopposite side engagesthefplateful lat thepointindicated bythe-reference character 56; Upon movement ofthe. bottlef 34topivot about; thev engagement of l the i cap A32 .with the plate l0 @atthe point. 55, the arml6^will pull the-cap 32 from thev bottle. stop .30: mayI bey omitted if` desired- It is -idisposed to vprevent the cap 32 from sliding lupwardly along: the plate is during this cap removing movement:

While only one. specific embodiment of the in-f vention. has been :illustrated Aand .described herein v inoperative position in which-.it extends alongsaid wall bracket substantially` parallel thereto and. an operative position inwhich itextendsoutwardly.. therefrom at a-substantial angle relaf. tive. thereo, said arm having an inwardly turned outer endportionrto vengage a.bottle'V cap at. its 70.

lower, edge. when saidarmis in said operativeV position, said wall brackethaving aportion toabuttingly engage a cap atthe. sidey ofthecap oppositethe engagement of the s cap .by` said .in-V

wardly turned outer end portion of, said, arm.

Ther projection o1' 50,.

whereby said outer end portion of said arm is effective to pull the cap from the bottle upon pivotal movement of the bottle downwardly about the lpoint of engagement of the wall bracket with the cap, said bracket having a forwardly offset portion dening a recess at the rear of said bracket and a shallow depression below and communicating with said recess, said offset portion having4 a slot therethrough, said arm extending through: said slottand having laterally extending fingers disposed in saidrecess; said'ngers including portions extending at an angle to the adjacent portion of said arm and adapted upon rnorvementof fsa-id arm to said operative position, to move into said depression and engage the rear sidolofsaid bracket,

2. A,bo.ttle,opener for removing the conventional type bottle caps used on soft drink or beer bottlessaid opener comprising a wall bracket adapted to be secured toia wall or other suitable supportand: having a-,fcrwardly offset portion defining." a recessat: the rear, of *said bracket and; a.shallowdepression below andycommunicatingv withk said l recess;` said-forwardly oifset. portion1 of saidbracket havingaslot therethrough,- andsaidbracket having.r a second slot'spacedv fromand belowsaid forwardly offset .portion and ,extending generally parallelto said -rst named slot, an arm; extending through said vfirst named slotfand fhav.- ing laterally extending ngers, said arm having an inwardly,l turned outer end '1 portion to engage a-V bottle` cap, at its-lower edge, and rspring means. disposedx at= therearv side of: said bracket, and;

mounted in said depressionf andx'engaging; said: arm, said arm.being,pivotallymovable relative to f said bracketl between .Y an: inoperative 1 position in:

which said arm :extends generally parallel tozsaid bracket andin which said inwardly; turned outer. endportion of .said arm .is -received Ain said vsecond slot andan .operative position in whichsaid:ar1n

extends-outwardly from.said.bracket at an substantial angle relative thereto and'in-whichlsaidarm .engagessaid bracketatrone side of said-first named slot ,andsaid ngers .engage 4said bracket lat., therear side thereof to `co-operate with-said just Amentioned. engagement of said L bracketv by1 said arm to prevent pivotal movementpf; said.

armbeyoHd zsaid .operative position, said bracket,

said arm andsaid springmeansbeing so. constructed; and arranged that, said springA means,v

yieldablyholds said armin each of said .positions and neither saidspringmeans. nonsaid arm-ex tendsl rearwardly of the.v rearV surfaceV of said bracketat any time.

3. A bottle opener for removing.A the conven-l tional type: bottle caps-.used von soft-drinklorbeer bottles,.` said opener comprising a wall. bracketI adapted to besecured-to-a wall-or other-suitablez support. andhaving, a forwardly offset portion defining a .recess at. the. rearrof said bracket, saldrforwardly offset portion havinga; slot there-A through .communicating with .sa-id .recess, an arm extending. through .said slo.t,.and into .sa-id 1recess z and having laterally. extendingngers disposed.

in vsaid recess,` said arm havingian inwardlyturned outer end portion to, .engage a.v bottle YcapV at-.its:: lower edge, and spring meansdisppsed at..the'=:

rear side of saidgwall `bracketand extending, into said ,recess andengaging said arm, said arm being,

pivotally movable relative to said bracket between;

an inoperativelposition v.in which .said armextends 6 neither sail spring means or said arm extends rearwardly of the rear surface of said bracket at any time` References Cited in the file Of this patent UNTED STATES PATENTS iii-amber Name Date 1,463,139 Rush July 24, 1923 1,775,164 Hoegger Sept. 9, 1930 1,996,696 Brown Aug'. 2, 1935 

